ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
08/30/2026
 
ABA CLASS A-
WACO WARLOCKS AT SANTA ANA BLACK ACES
GAME ID: 12872 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Waco Warlocks (59-74) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 13 0
Santa Ana Black Aces (105-28) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 6 11 0
With Late Score, Black Aces Beat Warlocks
The Santa Ana Black Aces weathered a fine game by Waco catcher Octavio Roman to upend the Warlocks, 6-5, at Santa Ana Stadium. Roman went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times. The win went to Jim Unknown in relief, making him now 1-0. Roberto Mendoza took the loss for Waco. The Black Aces improved their record to 105-28 by beating Waco.

Had Aaron Nelson not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Nelson hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 6-5, in favor of the Black Aces.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Waco manager Mike Schwartz. "But we decided not to take it."
WACO BATTING LINESCORE SANTA ANA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Neubaum DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 0 0
   g-C. Gallagher DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 4 24
C. Crespo 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 5 24
   a-M. Rea PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .359 2 8
   b-C. Shelton 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282 5 35
F. Reina LF 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .316 15 68
D. Phillips CF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .343 18 58
C. Gutierre 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 18 47
   f-J. Rivera 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 12 38
R. Beller 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .143 0 1
   e-B. Ryan 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 8 51
O. Roman C 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 7 39
C. Macedo SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .250 0 0
J. Rybak RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 3 13
   c-J. Peters PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 3 5
   d-A. Morales RF, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329 7 31
Totals 37 5 13 5 1 12 17      
a - M. Rea pinch hit for C. Crespo in the 3rd
b - C. Shelton substituted for M. Rea in the 3rd
c - J. Peters pinch hit for J. Rybak in the 7th
d - A. Morales substituted for J. Peters in the 7th
e - B. Ryan substituted for R. Beller in the 8th
f - J. Rivera substituted for C. Gutierre in the 8th
g - C. Gallagher inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Reina (19, 1st Inning off R. Deyo, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Phillips (26, 6th Inning off R. Martin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Roman (7, 2nd Inning off R. Deyo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rea , C. Shelton , F. Reina 4 , D. Phillips 2 , C. Gutierre , R. Beller , O. Roman 6 , J. Peters , A. Morales
2-out RBI: C. Shelton , F. Reina , R. Beller , O. Roman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Phillips 3
GIDP: D. Phillips
Hit by Pitch: O. Roman , J. Rybak
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Gutierre (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nelson 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .351 19 98
R. Miklavcic LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .320 15 57
B. Bandy DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .363 46 139
K. Twigg CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .361 28 117
N. Berg RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .366 12 81
D. Raney 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .330 12 78
   a-B. Evans PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .390 2 11
   c-D. Williams 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 3 25
B. Byrne C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .339 6 65
J. Corcoran 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .338 9 54
S. Shimizu SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .311 2 10
   b-I. Camarillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278 2 7
   d-J. Brooks SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 0 6
Totals 35 6 11 5 3 5 20      
a - B. Evans pinch hit for D. Raney in the 8th
b - I. Camarillo pinch hit for S. Shimizu in the 8th
c - D. Williams substituted for B. Evans in the 9th
d - J. Brooks substituted for I. Camarillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Twigg 2 (38, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Byrne (32, 4th Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Miklavcic (16, 5th Inning off A. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Nelson (35, 7th Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bandy (46, 1st Inning off A. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Nelson 3 , R. Miklavcic 3 , B. Bandy 4 , K. Twigg 4 , B. Evans , B. Byrne 3 , J. Corcoran
2-out RBI: A. Nelson , K. Twigg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miklavcic , K. Twigg , N. Berg , D. Raney , S. Shimizu
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Corcoran-Shimizu-Nelson)
WACO PITCHING LINESCORE SANTA ANA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gonzales 4.2 7 4 4 1 0 1 69 5.68   
R. Mendoza L (0-3) 2.2 3 2 2 1 4 0 45 3.64   
J. Chavez BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gonzales 33
Batters Faced: A. Gonzales 22, R. Mendoza 12, J. Chavez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gonzales 7-7, R. Mendoza 1-3, J. Chavez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gonzales 69-46, R. Mendoza 45-27, J. Chavez 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mendoza 1-0 , J. Chavez 2-2
WP: J. Chavez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Deyo 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 1 40 3.54   
R. Martin 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 38 3.17   
R. Wall BS (2) 2.1 6 2 2 0 4 0 38 2.76   
J. Unknown W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Deyo 42
Batters Faced: R. Deyo 10, R. Martin 12, R. Wall 12, J. Unknown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Deyo 1-2, R. Martin 2-4, R. Wall 1-1, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Deyo 40-28, R. Martin 38-27, R. Wall 38-25, J. Unknown 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Martin 1-1 , R. Wall 1-1 , J. Unknown 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Deyo , R. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Octavio Roman
Ballpark: Santa Ana Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 17312
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